Toni Matc's $50 Extreme Scratch & Win ticket, purchased at the 7-Eleven on Summit Drive in Kamloops, won the top $5-million prize.
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August 19, 2025 - 2:59 PM
A Kamloops man has won the largest scratch and win prize ever in BC.
Toni Matc's $50 Extreme Scratch & Win ticket, purchased at the 7-Eleven on Summit Drive in Kamloops, won the top $5-million prize.
He's quoted in a BC Lottery Corporation media release issued today, Aug. 19, saying when he found out he won, "are those numbers really that big?"
The odds of winning a prize with a $50 Extreme ticket are 1:3:15, according to BCLC.
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